Dating back to 1903, Boston has won eight World Series championships, most recently in 2013, good for fourth-most by any. The ALDS was contested from October 4 to 10 between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. Boston added an important insurance run in the third, which turned out to be the difference in game five, with Mike Napoli scoring on a wild pitch by Snchez. Like the previous two series in the Bronx, Boston could take 2 out of 3 games against New York. Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. On their last trip to the Bronx, Boston headed into the seventh with a five-run lead, but the combination of Peavy, Thornton and Tazawa could not stop the Yankees from scoring 6 runs. 2013 World Series Game 1, Cardinals at Red Sox, October 23 The following season, they won 100 games to once again clinch the NL Central, but lost to their archrival Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. . Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. 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But in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Holliday hit a line drive off of reliever Junichi Tazawa that just got past a diving Will Middlebrooks that drove in two, and Holliday advanced to third on the throw. David Ortiz was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. The only question is the order Cora deploys Eovaldi and Porcello for Games 3 and 4 in L.A. Jeff Roberson/Associated Press. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. American League Division Series - Defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3-1. We present them here for purely educational purposes. According to StatMuse, Boston was 26-50 against AL East opponents last season the second-worst interdivison record in the MLB behind the Nationals. Boston lost 3 of 4 games in a road series against Baltimore from June 1316. David Ortiz walked off as the World Series MVP on Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he spurred the . . "[20] A make-up date for the game was not immediately announced. Do you have a sports website? Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. 2023 Red Sox Mailbag (1.0) from Fenway South! - by G.G. Do you have a sports website? Lackey won the series clincher with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002 as a rookie. In the 7th and 8th innings, the Rays threatened with two runners on base, but in each frame no runners could score for Tampa Bay due to inning-ending 463 double plays to conserve the Sox' two-run lead, which stretched to a three-run gap with Ortiz's home run. Craig stumbled over the fallen Middlebrooks and Daniel Nava, who backed up the play, quickly fired to home but third base umpire Jim Joyce called obstruction and gave Craig home plate, scoring the first obstruction walk-off win in a World Series ever. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. With Ellsbury on first, Pedroia grounded into a fielder's choice in the bottom of the eighth, which ended his streak of reaching base safely in 20 consecutive postseason games at home. After a leadoff single by Bogaerts, Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. But Lackey induced another flyout against Matt Holliday. He is also only the 2nd exclusive designated hitter to be awarded the World Series MVP (2009-Hideki Matsui). Go Orange. The Red Sox went from first to worst in the AL East following the 2014 season, finishing with a 7191 record. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? mnufc. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since 2007 by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 63. He induced a ground ball against Allen Craig to first base, Mike Napoli bobbled the ball but could recover in time and Tazawa, covering first base, got the out. [citation needed]. Siegrist misplayed his position on first base, standing too far away, and Ellsbury safely returned to the bag. The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against the Kansas City Royals during April 1921. The condensed two-day series and day-night doubleheader were necessitated by effects from Tropical Storm Andrea which rained out the scheduled Friday, June 7 game. Since then, Bogaerts has enjoyed a career that consists of being a four-time All-Star selection, two-time World Series champion and a five-time Silver Slugger, by far the best career . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. This marked the first time Boston was swept in the 2013 season. [25] Boston proceeded to win the rubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 65. They were an AL-best 53-28 at home in 2013. [52][53] Working with Buck and McCarver were field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? This was the first game of this series neither team committed an error. Finished 1st in the AL's East Division. Wrong. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. 42 jerseys. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. Jon Lester earned his 10th individual win, the first Red Sox pitcher to reach that mark in 2013, and Boston were able to shut out the Orioles and reclaimed the AL East lead just to give it back the next day to the Rays in the makeup match of the 4 game series in which the Red Sox fell victim to a controversial call at home plate. Alsytle Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Champions roster t-shirt The regularly scheduled game took place at 1:35p.m., and a nightcap at 7 p.m.[22], On April 21, Kansas City ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 42 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Matt Holliday hit a solo shot to center field to tie the game. [32] (However, it was not the first time a World Series game ended with a runner being tagged out during an at-bat; in the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was caught stealing for the final out of Game 7. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Red Sox were able to load the bases, and David Ortiz crushed a two-out grand slam to tie the score at 55 off the first pitch from new Detroit pitcher Joaqun Benoit. The Red Sox' subsequent comeback attempts failed, and Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to end the game. Many thanks to him. With the loss, the series was guaranteed to return to Boston for Game 6 at Fenway Park on Saturday, October 19. Uehara ended the game by picking off pinch runner Kolten Wong, earning his first save of the series and the sixth in this postseason. Lackey walked Holliday to load the bases before he was relieved by Junichi Tazawa. David Ortiz walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino and Will Middlebrooks each swatted 20 or more, too. Red Sox set roster for 2013 World Series | Boston Red Sox The immediate Greater Boston area went on a citywide lockdown in search of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on the morning of April 19 and the first game of the weekend was postponed. [28] The Red Sox welcomed 200411 manager and two-time World Series champion manager Terry Francona back to Fenway Park on May 23 as they hosted Francona's new team, the Cleveland Indians. 4. St. Louis had back-to-back leadoff singles in the second and third by Carlos Beltrn and David Freese, latter advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Pete Kozma but was left in scoring position. The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, earning the best record in the National League. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. They extended their to lead to 50 in the second, during which Carlos Beltrn robbed David Ortiz of a second postseason grand slam, injuring himself on the play. Traveling to Texas to take on the Rangers, the team was shut out for the third time of the season, relinquishing 7 runs and 18 hits to Texas on May 3. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. These were Papelbon's second and third saves against the Red Sox since leaving the team; he recorded the other on May 18, 2012. The Red Sox swept two consecutive series between April 1318. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. 1. 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics, 2022 Major League Baseball statistical updates. 97-65-0, He - - along with his brother Jair - - signed with Boston. On the following day Boston dropped a 4-run lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th against the Halos, with Koji Uehara's second blown save out of six save opportunities since taking over the closer role from Andrew Bailey on June 21,[30] and ultimately lost the game 97 in the 11th inning. [15], Boston's offense was powered by designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit .309 during the season. [13] This was Boston's first Opening Day victory since 2010. The Miami Marlins have been to the playoffs once in the last 19 seasons. Having lost the first game on April 30, the Red Sox won the next two games 101 and 31 on May 1 and 2. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Middlebrooks tried to keep the ball on the infield, but it skipped into foul territory. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. When Did the Red Sox Last Win the World Series? Down on their last strike, Boston scored against New York's closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth and took game one in extra frames. Join our linker program. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the AL's win in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game on July 16. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The next time a team won at their home stadium was when the Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series.[48]. However, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning, with several doubles combining with poor Tampa Bay fielding to stitch together a five-run frame. * - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. In game 2 the Red Sox put themselves back to a 1.5 game lead, including Shane Victorino's steal of home in a delayed double steal with Dustin Pedroia, who agreed to a seven-year contract extension through the 2021 season a day later. In the top of the fourth, the just awarded AL Golden Glove winner on second base, Dustin Pedroia, committed a fielding error on a possible double play ball with one out and Craig on first. CATCHERS (2): David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia. This was the first time a World Series game ended on a pickoff. 1st . The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball's most successful teams. With one out Yadier Molina reached base and advanced to second on a throwing error by Bogaerts and even took third on a wild pitch but St. Louis could not bring him home. Initially, the Cardinals had been awarded a force-out at second base, but after conferring, the umpires ruled that Kozma never had control of the ball, and Pedroia was reinstated at second base. The group's music was included in anything from "opening teases and commercial bumpers to montages, as well as additional promotional inventory across Fox prime-time and cable. Back at Fenway Park for the last regular season home stand, Jarrod Saltalamacchia became the third Red Sox player within a week to hit a grand slam, breaking a tie in the seventh against the Yankees, and Koji Uehara set a new franchise record by retiring his 37th consecutive batter. He is the first non-Yankee to win three rings with one team since Jim Palmer did it for the 1966-70-83 Baltimore Orioles. Advancing to the World Series, the Red Sox defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games, to capture the franchise's eighth championship overall and third in ten years. [27] The Cardinals got off to a good start in the bottom of the first inning, putting two on the board from RBI singles by Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina off of Boston starter Jake Peavy. Will Middlebrooks was not able to field the ball cleanly and it got away from him. Gomes worked the count to 22 before he broke the tie with a three-run homer that would become the difference in the game. The Tigers outhit the Red Sox, and Detroit had several prime scoring opportunities, especially in the first and eighth innings, but all were stanched by effective pitching from starter John Lackey, relievers Craig Breslow and Junichi Tazawa, and closer Koji Uehara. Jul 26, BOS (61-43) lost to BAL, 0-6, 107. On their second visit to Boston, the Yankees clinched their first series of the season against the fierce rival by taking two games out of three. Or write about sports? Boston battled back and took game 2 with Stephen Drew going yard twice for the second time in his career in a single game. Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season, making it his seventh season with 30 HR/100 RBI, tying Ted Williams for the club record. Get Complete coverage of the 2013 League Championship Series games between the Tigers and Red Sox on ESPN.com . World Series 2013: Cardinals and Red Sox set rosters [33] The Red Sox wrapped up the month of July at home with back-to-back wins against the Mariners, including a 15 inning game (the longest season game to date for the Red Sox). John Jay flew out to Gomes, Descalso popped out to Gomes and Carpenter struck out and the Red Sox clinched their eighth World Series. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Tigers in Game 6 and back to the World Series for the third time in 10 years . - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. The Red Sox will host the Cardinals in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series tonight at Fenway Park beginning at 8:07 p.m. In the ALCS, the Red Sox defeated the American League Central champion Detroit Tigers in six games. Boston scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning on May 16. [34] Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Red Sox RF Shane Victorino missed his first game of the season after leaving the game on April 20 with back spasms. Several members of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, including Pedro Martnez, threw ceremonial first pitches. Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Jacoby Ellsbury lead off the third inning with a single and Pedroia advanced him to second on a groundout. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. With the bases loaded and one out, Mike Napoli doubled to left-center, scoring Ellsbury, Pedroia and Ortiz, the latter after Shane Robinson misplayed a carom off the wall. They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays from May 1012. St. Louis and Boston met up again in the 2013 World Series. Ballpark: Fenway Park II. Sep 28, BOS (97-64) lost to BAL, 5-6, 162. AL_East r/redsox Koji Uehara strikes out Matt Carpenter on a 81mph splitter to clinch the 2013 World Series. Midway through the 2018 season, Matheny was fired and replaced by Mike Shildt. 0. Mike Napoli secured the series win in the rubber match with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th. 2013 World Series -- Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront both on Boston Red Cardinals vs. Red Sox - MLB Game Summary - October 30, 2013 | ESPN Breslow then made an errant throw to third base, allowing Jon Jay to score as well, giving St. Louis a 32 advantage. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. He posted a 6.35 ERA 11 1/3 innings, eight . [29] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrival Yankees. [38] Steve Rushin wrote an article and interview for Sports Illustrated, "The Hirsute of Happiness", exploring how the beard trend had helped unite the team. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny tried to stop the bleeding and replaced his rookie starter with game 4 losing pitcher Lance Lynn, who quickly warmed up after Drew went yard earlier in this inning. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. 2013 Red Sox roster. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, WP:JonLester(3-1) LP:AdamWainwright(2-2). Winning in six games, the Red Sox clinched their first World Series championship at their home field of Fenway Park since 1918,[5][6][7] and the most recent edition where the championship was clinched by the home team until the 2022 World Series (before that, the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series as the designated home team, but at a neutral site). Boston lost both games, giving up a 50 lead in the fifth in game three. The Royals ended a season-opening streak of 16 games by Red Sox starters allowing three runs or less, tying an AL record achieved by the Oakland Athletics in 1978 and 1981. Boston Red Sox Herren Large 2013 MLB World Series Champions T-Shirt | eBay Boston slugger J.D. With the bases loaded the Rays pulled their struggling starter Jeremy Hellickson, responsible for all three runners, and Jamey Wright successfully pitched out of the jam with a strike out and a double play. The game ended when Boston closer Koji Uehara picked off pinch runner Kolten Wong with Carlos Beltrn at the plate, making it the first postseason game in baseball history to end on a pickoff. Free shipping for many products! One at home against the Tampa Bay Rays and another on the road against the Cleveland Indians, resulting in a six-game winning streak which improved their record to 114, and put them in first place in the American League East. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Sep 17, BOS (92-60) lost to BAL, 2-3, 153. About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores [59][60][61][62], On November 2, the Red Sox parade began at Fenway Park and headed down Boylston Street. Under new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. [7] From May 15, 2003, to April 10, 2013, the Red Sox sold out every home gamea total of 820 games (794 regular season) for a major professional sports record. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. The Cardinals evened up the series at one game each as the series shifted to St. Louis for the next three games. In game two Mike Carp hit a game-deciding pinch-hit grand slam in the tenth but Boston failed to sweep the Rays in the series finale. 6. However, the third base umpire, Jim Joyce, called obstruction on the play; home plate umpire Dana DeMuth determined that Craig would have scored without the obstruction, giving the Cardinals the win and a 21 lead in the World Series. Mike Napoli then grounded into a double play to partially kill the threat and Wacha got Jonny Gomes to pop out to Matt Carpenter to end the inning. Neither team scored again until the bottom 8th, when Delmon Young drove in a go-ahead RBI. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. (5th of 15), Park Factors: In game one against Baltimore, the only team in the AL East Boston had a losing record against at that time, the Red Sox were shut out for the fourth time in July (with four shutouts in all of April, May and June combined) and lost the AL East top spot for the first time since May 27. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. In 2022, they would set the all-time wins record for a battery with their 203rd victory, passing pitcher Warren Spahn and catcher Del Crandall.[68]. Mike Napoli hit a 445ft blast of a solo home-run off of Detroit's Anbal Snchez (who had surrendered no hits to the Red Sox in Game 1), igniting a 3-run second inning that saw David Ross and Jacoby Ellsbury also drive in runs. The Sox pounded the Yankees, 111, on June 1, and prevailed, 30, in a rain-shortened six-inning game on June 2 that was eventually called due to thunderstorms. Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. Francona received a standing ovation in the first game of the four-game series. Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. Clickable Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Best Score? OUTFIELDERS (6): Quintin Berry, Mike Carp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino. Red Sox pitching struck out five batters, all looking. (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) Boston closer Koji Uehara held Detroit hitless in the top of the ninth inning. The 4 game series in Seattle saw the first Major League win for pitcher Steven Wright and the first appearance of Brandon Workman in the big leagues. [23], In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas City narrowly beat Boston 54 in 10 innings to win the weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result of Lorenzo Cain walking with two outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning. On May 1, signed C Isaias Lucena for a minor league contract. There are decoys. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 2013 World Series - Wikipedia On the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth, Drew homered into the Red Sox bullpen and Ellsbury followed him with a double. 2013 World Series - Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) | Baseball-Reference.com 2013 World Series Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) 2012 WS 2014 WS Dates: October 23 - 30, 2013 WS MVP: David Ortiz NLCS MVP: Michael Wacha ALCS MVP: Koji Uehara Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. At the end of the fifth inning, the Red Sox had not recorded a base hit but had held Detroit to only one run, making the game look very similar circumstantially to Game 1. Baseball-Reference.com Series Win Probability - Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, 2013 ALCS Gm 1 Gm 2 Gm 3 Gm 4 Gm 5 Gm 6 BOS 50% DET The height of bar indicates the probability of a team winning the series given the current series state. In addition, some of the Red Sox players grew beards during the season as a sign of unity. Aug 11, BOS (71-49) lost to KCR, 3-4, 122. The Red Sox came together as a team from the start of spring training to the time they celebrated a world championship. He made a diving stab and threw home to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who tagged out the sliding Molina. [37][38][39], Uehara tied John Wetteland, Robb Nen, Troy Percival, and Brad Lidge for most saves in one postseason year, with 7 (since then, Greg Holland matched this record the next year). Team marketing started campaigns to take advantage of the beards' popularity. Top 10 Plays cWPA and cLI Explanation Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook The Boston Marathon bombing on April 15 helped inspire a season-long rally for the Red Sox in support of the victims and the city of Boston. Craig Breslow pitched to only one batter in the bottom of the eighth inning, and then closer Koji Uehara again worked his magic to secure the win for Boston, striking out two batters and earning a five-out save. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Dating back to 2004, the Red Sox have scored a run in the first inning for five straight games against the Cardinals in postseason play and have won nine straight World Series games. The Red Sox won the Fall Classic in six games, marking the first World Series title clinched at Fenway Park since 1918. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Decoy Marker % % Score . James Paxton Suffers Hamstring Strain, Unlikely To Make Opening Day Roster 5:37p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, David Ortiz had his first multi-home run postseason game to lead the Red Sox to victory, smashing solo blasts in the 1st and 8th innings. Red Sox set roster for 2013 World Series | MLB.com Another thing to note is that the Red Sox will play less games inside the AL East. Aug 18, BOS (73-53) lost to NYY, 6-9, 128. RECOMMENDED Red Sox star pitcher suffers Spring. With the bases loaded Dustin Pedroia delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Bogaerts to add some insurance for Boston. [30], The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. [36]Koji Uehara relieved Lester with two outs in the eighth and retired all four Cardinals he faced to earn his second save of the series.